Doubanjiang
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Doubanjiang | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Spicy doubanjiang | |||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 豆瓣醬 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 豆瓣酱 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "bean segments sauce" | ||||||||||||||
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Doubanjiang is a spicy, salty paste made from fermented broad beans, soybeans, salt, rice, and various spices. Doubanjiang exists in plain and spicy versions, with the latter containing red chili peppers and called la doubanjiang (辣豆瓣酱; pinyin: là dòubànjiàng; là meaning "hot" or "spicy").
It is used particularly in Sichuan cuisine, and in fact, the people of the province commonly refer to it as "the soul of Sichuan cuisine". A particularly well-known variety is called Pixian doubanjiang (郫县豆瓣酱), named after the town of Pixian, Sichuan.[1]
This sauce is sometimes stir-fried with oil and eaten with rice or noodles as a quick meal, and is also commonly used as a primary flavoring for fried tofu dishes and cold tofu salads. It is also frequently mixed with instant noodles.
In many Chinese communities and food factories, doubanjiang is produced with only soybeans and salt, and does not contain the broad beans or chili peppers typical of Sichuan-style doubanjiang.[citation needed]
In Korean cuisine, a similar form of bean paste is called doenjang.
See also
- Fermented bean paste
- Doenjang
- List of fermented foods
- List of fermented soy products
- Douchi ... Chinese fermented black beans
- Ssamjang
References
- ^ Holliday, Taylor. "Sourcing Pixian Douban Jiang (Chili Bean Paste)". The Mala Project. Retrieved 28 February 2016.